Boiler-stand.



PATENTED JULY 16, 1907.

B. H. SANDERS.

BOILER STAND.

APPLIOATION FILED nno.4,1eoe.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onrron.

B OILER-STAN D.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1907.

Application filed December 4, 1906. Serial No. 346.296.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BARNEY H. SANDERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Boiler-Stands, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which i.aa-JM' b 3 Figure 1 is an elevation of a boiler stand constructed inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of said stand; Fig.3 is a cross sectional view taken just above the middle of the standshowing the members which comprise the stand, adjusted to support alarge size boiler; and Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the membersadjusted to support a small boiler.

This invention relates to stands for supporting upright boilers or hotwater reservoirs such as are used for domestic purposes.

The object of my invention is to provide a stand consisting of aplurality of members of uniform shape and size adjustably connectedtogether, thereby enabling the stand to be used for supporting boilersof different size.

Referring to the drawings which represent the preferred form of myinvention, A designates the memhere which comprise the stand. Each ofsaid members comprises a leg 1, an upwardly projecting portion 2 and acentral web portion through which fastening devices extend to connectthe members together. Preferably, three of said members A are used toform the stand and all of said members are of uniform shape andsize,thereby enabling the members to be assembled to form the stand withoutlosing any time in matching up the parts as would occur if one or moreof said members were of different shape. Furthermore, by making all ofsaid members of the same shape and size I am able to use one standardpattern in the manufacture of same and can also pack' them in less spacefor shipment due to the fact that I can nest them together.

The web portion of each member-is provided with a rectangular-shapedrecess 3,!thus producing two parallel shoulders 4, and with aflaterallyextending arm 5 or extension which fits into the recess in the web ofthe adjacent member and bears againstrthe shoulders 4 thereof when themembers arei assembled so as to produce a. verystrongzandzrigidfconstruction.

The ceiitlal web portion of each member is provided with alongitudinally extending slot 6 which is parallel to the shoulders 4thereon, and mounted in the laterally extending arm 5 of each member isa fastening device 7 which projects through the slot 6 in the ingdevices as-consisting of bolts 7 and nuts 8 but it will of course beunderstood that other kinds of fastening devices could be employedwithout departing from the spirit of my invention, and if desired, theweb portion could be provided with a plurality of bolt holes instead ofan elongated slot. As the arm 5 on each member is in sliding engagementwith the shoulders 4 on the member adjacent thereto, it will be obviousthat by loosening the fastening devices the members A can be movedtoward and away from each other to vary the distance between the upperends of said members on which the boiler rests, thereby enabling thestand to be adjusted to support boilers of different diameters, Fig. 3showing the members adjusted to support a large 'boiler and Fig. 4showing them adjusted to support a small boiler. Preferably, each memberis provided at its upper end with an upwardly projecting flange 9 thatengages the outer surface of the boiler, as shown in Fig. 1. I alsoprefer to provide each member on its central web portion with parallelribs 10 between which the nuts of the fastening devices are arranged, asshown in Fig. 1, so as to prevent said nuts from turning, the head ofeach bolt being provided with a slot to receive a screwdriver or otherimplement by which the bolt can be screwed into the nut.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have produced aboiler stand which can be adjusted to fit boilers of different sizes bysimply loosening the fastening devices and sliding the members Arelatively to each other, and as all of the members A have an extendedbearing engagement with each other at approximately their centralportions 2. very rigid stand is produced. Furthermore, as the standconsists of only a few parts which are of uniform shape and size it canbe manufactured at a low cost.

'While I have herein illustrated the laterally projecting arms of themembers A as being provided with fastening devices and the web portionsof said members as being provided with elongated slots it will, ofcourse, be understood that the fastening devices could be mounted in theWebs of said members and the laterally projecting arms be provided withelongated slots. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A boiler-stand consisting of a plurality of cast members adjustablyconnected together, each of said members being provided intermediate itsends with an integral laterally projecting arm, shoulders on said armsthat are in sliding engagement with the arm on an adjacent member whensaid members are assembled, and means for securing said memberstogether; substantially as described.

2. A boiler-stand consisting of a plurality of cast members adjustablyconnected together and each having a web portion and an integral armprojecting laterally from said Web portion, shoulders on the oppositesides of said adjacent member. I have herein shown they i s web portionsto those from whiclrthe arms project, said shoulders being in slidingengagement with the arms of adjacent members when said members areassembled, and means for clamping the arm of each member to the webportion of the adjacent member; substantially as described.

A boiler-stand composed of a plurality of cast members adjustablyconnected together, each of said members having a vertically disposedweb, shoulders on said web, an integral vertically disposed armprojecting laterally from said web and being in sliding engagement withshoulders on the web portion of an adjacent member when said members areassembled, and fastening devices passing through said webs and arms toconnect said members together; substantially as described.

4. A boiler-stand consisting of a plurality of members of the same shapeand size, each of which is provided with a central web portion having ahorizontal slot, a recess formed in one face of said web portion, an armprojecting laterally at an obtuse angle from said web portion and beingin sliding engagement with the recess in an adjacent member when saidmembers are assembled, bolts mounted in said arms which project throughsaid slots, and nuts on said bolts to clamp said members together, theweb portion of each member having ribs that cooperate with said nuts toprevent them from turning substantially as described.

5. A boiler-stand consisting of a plurality of members adjustablyconnected together and each being provided intermediate its ends with anintegral laterally projecting part and with a bearing face that isadapted to be engaged by the laterally projecting part of an adjacentmember when said members are assembled, one part of each member havingan elongated slot, and 'a fastening device carried by the other part ofsaid member and projecting into the elongated slot in the cooperatingpart of the member adjacent thereto; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses, this twenty eighth day of November 1906.

BARNEY H. SANDERS.

Witnesses:

WELLS L. CHURCH, GEORGE BAKEWELL.

